Category Archives: Essence

Review and swatches: Essence Crystalliced TE

Posted on February 5th, 2012 by Gejba
Essence Crystalliced TE: liquid highlighter, eyeshadows

As I suspected Essence Crystalliced nail polishes are not my cup of tea. I closely examined all of the available shades and my only reaction was – blah. I did get liquid highlighter and liquid eyeshadow. Essence Crystalliced TE liquid … Continue reading →

Posted on February 5th, 2012 by Gejba | Posted in Essence, Eyeshadows, Highlighters, Limited Edition | Tagged , , | 5 Comments

Comparison: Catrice After Eight vs. Essence In Style

Posted on February 1st, 2012 by Gejba
Catrice After Eight vs. Essence In Style

Speedy comparison of Catrice After Eight vs. Essence In Style. This seems to be quite a popular comparison as few of you asked me how similar are these two shades. They look pretty different if you compare bottles … especially … Continue reading →

Posted on February 1st, 2012 by Gejba | Posted in Catrice, Comparisons, Essence | Tagged , | 9 Comments

Review and swatches: Essence Crazy Good Times

Posted on January 20th, 2012 by Gejba
Essence Crazy Good Times nail polishes

I feel like it was just yesterday I was going through Essence Crazy Good Times preview photos and could not believe it when Maestra called to tell me that we already have this TE in Ljubljana. :w00t: She was a … Continue reading →

Posted on January 20th, 2012 by Gejba | Posted in Essence, Flakies, Glitter, Limited Edition | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 48 Comments

Essence Trust In Fashion + Impala Paz e Amor

Posted on January 16th, 2012 by Gejba
Essence Trust In Fashion + Impala Paz e Amor bottles

I’m in heavy holo&flakie mood. Every second manicure is either holo or with flakies. :biggrin: I was eying my untrieds shelf and thinking that Essence/Catrice assortment change is at the door so I better try out shades from the last … Continue reading →

Posted on January 16th, 2012 by Gejba | Posted in Creme, Essence, Flakies, Green, Impala | Tagged , , , | 15 Comments

My New Year’s Eve makeup

Posted on January 14th, 2012 by Gejba
New Year's Eve 2011 makeup

Just a quick post to show you my New Year’s Eve makeup … nothing special really – black gold combo with mainly Inglot eyeshadows. I was already late, so the makeup was done in a hurry and photos in under … Continue reading →

Posted on January 14th, 2012 by Gejba | Posted in Bourjois, Essence, Flormar, Inglot | Tagged , , , , , | 16 Comments

Review and swatches: Essence Legends Of The Sky TE

Posted on January 9th, 2012 by Gejba
Essence Legends Of The Sky TE

Essence Legends Of The Sky TE is one of those rare collections where everything that could go wrong … And I don’t mean product wise but on my end. :silly: First I was unable to get my hands on red … Continue reading →

Posted on January 9th, 2012 by Gejba | Posted in Essence, Eyeshadows, Limited Edition | Tagged , , , , , | 36 Comments

Playing with nail transfer foil and NOTD – part 2

Posted on January 6th, 2012 by Maestra
Nail transfer foil manicure with gold accents

One of the comments on my previous post was: Not bad. Looks interesting. But somehow something is missing…may be some additional gold or silver glitter? kind regards Elena thanks for your honest opinion. I truly appreciate honesty and constructive criticism. … Continue reading →

Posted on January 6th, 2012 by Maestra | Posted in Avon, Creme, Essence, Essie, Foil, Glitter, Gold and Yellow, Konad/Fauxnad, Limited Edition, Nail art, NOTD, Pink, Sephora by OPI | Tagged , , , , , , | 22 Comments